This was recorded on October 31st 1970 in a single, sleepless night, the fleeting space of a session that took place almost undetected, and in a sort of urgent calm. The scene was a deserted Decca studio on the rue Beaujon, a stone's throw from the Champs-Elysees. From both a historical and a musical standpoint, this unexpected session it was anything but premeditated undeniably stands apart in the bassist's work; originally released as two records (Pithycanthropus Erectus and Blue Bird), and here reissued for the first time in its entire, intimate dramaturgy, the recordings constitute precious and moving testimony to one of the least-documented periods of his exceptional career.

Now the seventh output “Germany’s Next Death Metal” is ready and DEBAUCHERYs very own interpretation of Death’n’Roll is perfected. While the opener “The Unbroken” builds a connection to the previous record with grungy hard rock drive, “Warmachines At War” could be taken from one of the early DEBAUCHERY records. “Bloodslaughter Onslaught” and “Death Will Entertain” turn out to be really thrashy and songs like “Zombie Blitzkrieg”, “Killing Is Our Culture” and the title track just rock like hell.On “Germany’s Next Death Metal” DEBAUCHERY sound varied like never before and trump not only with massive groove and brutality but also with big balls!

The Rippingtons’ Russ Freeman has always led a peripatetic existence, growing up in Nashville and living in L.A., Colorado and Florida, among other locales. His wanderlust is reflected in much of his group’s music (Life in the Tropics, Morocco, etc.). On Cote D’Azur, French, Latin, Gypsy and Euro rhythms mix and mesh to make what will surely stand as one of the freshest contemporary-jazz CDs of the year. In the group’s 25th year, the Rippingtons continue to be at the top of their game.